That is not true as I move back from California to Toronto and as long I showed I had proof of insurance in LA I was not considered a new rider. I just moved to Portland and my insurance for my Ducati SF is 480 and my MV is 500. All I had to do was provide proof of insurance and a clean record.
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thinking of returning to Canada from California...only now I ride
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That is not true as I move back from California to Toronto and as long I showed I had proof of insurance in LA I was not considered a new rider. I just moved to Portland and my insurance for my Ducati SF is 480 and my MV is 500. All I had to do was provide proof of insurance and a clean record.
When I moved back I missed the canyons and the roads but found great roads to ride in Toronto. Just an FYI got pulled over for having California plates in Toronto. If you become a resident you will have to change ownership.
kiwi
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Sport tourers are found out in the country too . Often flying by those "cruisers" and "wild Hogs "
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djez
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Just came back from Cali and would love to go back and stay there if I can.
Main difference is most drivers are more aware of their surrounding mainly because they know that bikes filters and expect them to do so as compared to more self centered drivers we have here in Ontario.
Muholland was a blast and while at Angel Cres the sheriff actually pulled over to let me pass and enjoy the twisties.
Only thing that I may not get used to is the warm weather.
I guess it will be always greener on the other side and we won't know the difference until we go out there and personally experience it.
Main difference is most drivers are more aware of their surrounding mainly because they know that bikes filters and expect them to do so as compared to more self centered drivers we have here in Ontario.
Muholland was a blast and while at Angel Cres the sheriff actually pulled over to let me pass and enjoy the twisties.
Only thing that I may not get used to is the warm weather.
I guess it will be always greener on the other side and we won't know the difference until we go out there and personally experience it.
This needs to be emphasized.
油井緋色;2066719 said:
Where is this 5 mins of nice road exactly ?
(seriously asking)
Snake Road, and Forks are two. I hate both because I expected something longer.
Highway 507 is really nice but you need to be doing some ungodly speeds to get any thrill out of the corners.
djez
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Unfortunately compared to roads in Cali this road are considered not nice at all
I haven't ridden out of the country so meh! My experience is not ruined...yet.
Unfortunately compared to roads in Cali this road are considered not nice at all
I found one road that almost qualifies and it was a decent length, almost a canyon, can't gas it in the straights though because people live on it.
I forget what it's called but it cuts over toward Westport from 7A
the_mueg
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K193 I have been filtering for several years here, have been charged a couple of times. The charge in both times was consistent and said something about not following marked lanes, went to court and it got reduced to failure to show signal when changing lanes. A minor conviction that insurance didn't care the least about, and my record isn't clean.
I believe the stunting charges are simply mentioned here more as a scare tactic because one or maybe two times a guy got charged for that. The cops can throw their power around after that law came into affect but I don't see Toronto cops use that law on people who filter in traffic especially if you are polite as mentioned.
I believe the stunting charges are simply mentioned here more as a scare tactic because one or maybe two times a guy got charged for that. The cops can throw their power around after that law came into affect but I don't see Toronto cops use that law on people who filter in traffic especially if you are polite as mentioned.
chiefswallow
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Check out peterson rd and elephant lake road (up by 507) if you haven't before. Equally fun corners at more reasonable speeds油井緋色;2066738 said:
Check out peterson rd and elephant lake road (up by 507) if you haven't before. Equally fun corners at more reasonable speeds
Noted and thank you. Will look for gas stations up there first!
chiefswallow
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There's one right at east end of Peterson Rd, in Maynooth油井緋色;2067371 said:
Yeah man I'm back in LA now, I realized after I left that basically motorcyclists in Canada who don't split are just afraid to or lack the slow speed skills to do it safely.
learning to ride in CA where it's legal gives a huge advantage; basically the opponents of splitting and filtering are jealous car drivers and inexperienced or unskilled motorcyclists who would never do it anyway
lol
Both your proposition and logic are incorrect in 1 post.
I've split lanes in California in 4-5 days 100x more than I have in Ontario in 3 years.
Am I afraid ? No. It's just something called responsibility.
you call it responsibility, I call it you being a puss...semantics really...speeding is illegal, yet everyone in Ont does it and now it's accepted practice. Maybe it's time you live up to your responsibility as a rider and start splitting so it can be accepted too...
I doubt you were splitting in CA much with that attitude, maybe ******** your pants the whole time (which would explain you trying to rationalize not doing it upon your return to ONT)
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